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ANDREW THALHOFER, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

The Schedule referred to in theae Letters .Patent and making part of thename To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, ANDREW THALHOFER, otSouth Bend, in the county ot' St. Joseph and Stateof Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for OperatingAwnings; andvI do hereby declarevthat the following is a fill, clear,and

exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form' apart ot' this specification. I

The nature of my invention consists inthe construction and arrangementof a device for operating awnings, asv will he hereinafter fully setforth.

In order to'enahle others skilled in the art to which myinvention.appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed todescribe its construction and operation, referring to the annexeddrawings, in which-.-

Figure l is a front view, and

Figure 2, a side view.

A represents the front of store, orother place where it is desired tohare an awning.

0n the outside of' the house, or front A, is secured a frame, consistingot' two horizontal braces, B B, inclined bars, C C, and connecting-bar,D, the braces and inclined bals meeting at their outer ends, Where theconneetingrbar' is attached.

This frame is of thesame width as itis desired to `have the awning, andthe bars 0 C having the same inclination it is desired to give to theawning.

AA1: or immediately above` the inner or upper ends ot the inclined barsC Gis placed a roller, E, in suitable bearings, upon which roller theawning.;r a is rolled.

At each end of thc'roller is iormcda pulley, b, to which one end of aoord, e, is secured, said cord passing around a. pulley, d, on lthe endot' the connectng-barD, and its other end secured to the end of a rod orhar, j, which is scwed into cr otherwise' affixed to the outer end ofthe awning a.

The pulleys b b being stationary on tle ends of the roller E, it willreadily he seen that, when said 'roller is'rotated in one direction, thecords ee will be wound up on the pulleys b b, and the awningunrolledmuntil'it covers the frame BIC D. When, on the eon'traryltheroller is rotated in tlie opposite direotiontiietords are unwonnd andthe awning rolled up.`

The mechanism for tnrningthe roller E is as iollows p'er end ot' anupright shat't, G, having suitable hear ings on the outside ofthe frontA.

On the lower end 'of theshaft G is a similar niiterwheel, lo, whichgears with another wheel, m, on theouter end of a4 horizontal shaft, I.p

This shaft passes through the front A, and is, in-

side ot the saine, provided with a crank, H, for oper-` ating the same.v

It will now readily be seen that, by the use of this crank from theinside of the "house, the awning on the outside can be let down orhoisted up at will.

Above roller E is hinged a hoard or shelf', J, for the purpose ofprotecting theawnng from rain when it is rolled up.

Having,r thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, andl desire to securev by Letters Patent, is

The combination ofthe frame B U D, roller E, with awning a and pulleys bb', cords e e, puileys d, shafts G I, wheels g, h, c, k, and fm, crankH, and hoard J,

all constructed and arranged to operate substantially inthe manner andfor the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I aix mysignatnre inpresence of two witnessesA ANDREW THALHOFER.

Witnesses:

einer?. PFLnonR, Sr., W. G.- Gannon.

Upon one end ot' the roller E, outside of the pulley`

